The number of courses you can apply for at all UK universities is a maximum of five courses.

You do have to pay to apply for undergraduate programmes (the money goes to UCAS and not the University). The cost of making an application is £12 for 2015 entry if you only apply to one course at a single university or college, or £23 for 2016 entry for two to five course applications

Our Admissions Team will receive an electronic copy of your application and will assess your academic record, personal statement and other achievements.

Entry for September 2015

If you are a UK or EU student, you should aim to apply between 1 September 2014 and 15 January 2015 for admission in October 2015.

If you miss the January deadline, you are still welcome to apply but should note that some programmes may be full by this point.

If you are living outside the EU you may apply between 1 September 2014 and 30 June 2015 for admission in October 2015. However you should still try and apply by 15 January 2015 as courses may fill up by this point.

UK/EU students

The tuition fee for new students in 2015-16 will be £9,000. Payment of this fee can be deferred, by means of a tuition fee loan, until after you have finished at university and are earning at least £15,000 (or equivalent) per year. PLEASE NOTE: All fees are set for one year only.

International Students

Band 2 courses are programmes that have a significant laboratory or ‘workshop’ content, e.g. courses within the Faculties of Science and Life Sciences.

These fees cover tuition, matriculation, examination, graduation and membership of the Students’ Union. They refer to the current academic year.

Full-Time MSc Applications

Applications for 2015 entry are open for all programmes.

The ICMA Centre operates on a rolling admissions basis, meaning that prospective students can apply for our programmes throughout the year, however we do advise to apply early in the year. We aim to return a decision within 4-6 weeks of receiving your application.

Please note there is a one-off £30 application fee (one charge regardless of how many courses you apply for). You can pay this by credit/debit card at this link(please contact us if you require details of alternative payment methods).

Living expenses are in addition to the above fees. Overseas full-time participants can expect to spend approximately £9,400 on additional living expenses during the course of their studies. Home/EU full-time participants can expect to spend approximately £8,000 on additional living expenses during the course of their studies.

Please note that the living expenses detailed in the paragraph above are for study at the University of Reading, details of living expenses in Kuala Lumpur will be available in due course.

PhD Applications

Applicants should have an excellent academic background and have (or expect to have) a Masters degree, with averages at distinction level, in a course containing a significant proportion of finance.

Before applying to the programme, applicants should have a clear understanding of their intended research topic. A mandatory part of the application process is a detailed research proposal.

Research Proposal Guidance

All applicants to the doctoral programme are required to submit a full research proposal of approximately 1,000 words. Please refer to the list of topics we are currently seeking to supervise.Your proposal should give some indication that you know how to structure a research proposal, you can identify the main contributions to the chosen area, you know how to critically analyse the existing literature, you can define goals, objectives and methodologies, and if you need data, you are aware of the sources where you can find it. If accepted, you will be assigned a supervisor with whom you will further define your research agenda.